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the u.s. and south korea hold major joint military exercises, north korea has warned to cancel any such plans. >> the exercise has come on the heels of secretary of state clinton's visit to south korea where she announced new sanctions against the north. the communist regime is also demanding those sanctions be dropped as well. the u.s. is ignoring both those warnings. >>> in russia they are suffering from a summer heat wave just like the ones we've been seeing. just like us they're looking for ways to beat all that heat. >> that has led many russians to the beach. unfortunately it has also led to a record number of drowning deaths. alex marquardt has more from moscow. >> reporter: for almost a month, scenes like this have played out across russia. scorching temperatures from a ferocious heat wave, sending russians looking for any relief they can find. farmers have been forced to harvest the crops they still have at night, as they suffer the worst drought in over a century. the peat bogs aroun
the u.s. and south korea hold major joint military exercises, north korea has warned to cancel any such plans. >> the exercise has come on the heels of secretary of state clinton's visit to south korea where she announced new sanctions against the north. the communist regime is also demanding those sanctions be dropped as well. the u.s. is ignoring both those warnings. >>> in russia they are suffering from a summer heat wave just like the ones we've been seeing. just like us...
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the u.s. has evidence that the taliban has acquired surface-to-air missiles. >> abc's martha raddatz. she will take an in-depth look at the records leak and its impact later today on "good morning america." >>> meanwhile in afghanistan, a search for an injured u.s. navy man continues. an afghanistan government official tells abc news a navy man killed after an ambush was handed over last night. the two navy members left kabul in an armored suv and were ambushed by terrorists. the taliban has claimed responsibility for that ambush. >> it is a reminder of both the dangers as well as the care which we must take in terms of executing the totality of the mission here. and we will do all we can. >> they don't know if they're going to live or die. they don't know when this is going to stop. when it's going to go away. then the other hard part for them is they're no longer in a position where they're allowed to make any decisions for themselves. >> the taliban claims they have killed one of the men an
the u.s. has evidence that the taliban has acquired surface-to-air missiles. >> abc's martha raddatz. she will take an in-depth look at the records leak and its impact later today on "good morning america." >>> meanwhile in afghanistan, a search for an injured u.s. navy man continues. an afghanistan government official tells abc news a navy man killed after an ambush was handed over last night. the two navy members left kabul in an armored suv and were ambushed by...
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the idea is to help convince ordinary pakistanis that the u.s. is concerned with their welfare, and not just focused on fighting terrorists. later today, clinton travels to kabul to take part in a one-day international summit on afghanistan's future. >>> after two years of delays the boeing 787 dream liner has made its international debut. the much-anticipated jumbo jet touched down on british soil yesterday after a test flight from seattle just in time for the annual air show. the dream liner claims to be lighter and greener than its rivals. boeing hopes to deliver its first dream liner to a japanese airline by the end of the year. >>> one of germany's busiest highways came to a screeching halt all in the name of culture. nearly 40 miles of the autobahn was shut down to vehicles and transformed into a performance venue. some 3 million people turned out for the cultural festival which featured a giant table made up of 20,000 individual tables. kind of cool there. anyone who wanted to was invited to perform. >> that's actually very cool, to close
the idea is to help convince ordinary pakistanis that the u.s. is concerned with their welfare, and not just focused on fighting terrorists. later today, clinton travels to kabul to take part in a one-day international summit on afghanistan's future. >>> after two years of delays the boeing 787 dream liner has made its international debut. the much-anticipated jumbo jet touched down on british soil yesterday after a test flight from seattle just in time for the annual air show. the...
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. >> reporter: in fact, the u.s. gives more than $1 billion annually to pakistan to help fight terrorism, but there are 180 dispatches, some offering strong details, that pakistani's military intelligence agency, the isi, is helping the afghan insurgency attack american troops. now, the revelations were first posted on wikileaks, a whistle blower website. it was fed the information from a source believed to be this man, army specialist brad manning, now behind bars in kuwait accused of document theft. disillusioned about the war, manning struck up an online friendship with a sacramento, california, computer hacker. he told the hacker he discovered incredible, awful things that belonged in the public domain and not on some server stored in a dark room in washington, d.c. realizing the magnitude of the situation, the hacker then decided to turn manning in to authorities. >> had i not acted i would have wondered for the rest of my life, did i get somebody killed? >> reporter: manning told the hacker he downloaded the cl
. >> reporter: in fact, the u.s. gives more than $1 billion annually to pakistan to help fight terrorism, but there are 180 dispatches, some offering strong details, that pakistani's military intelligence agency, the isi, is helping the afghan insurgency attack american troops. now, the revelations were first posted on wikileaks, a whistle blower website. it was fed the information from a source believed to be this man, army specialist brad manning, now behind bars in kuwait accused of...
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u.s. commanders and u.s. diplomats in afghanistan all believe that this war will not end by killing more taliban or seizing more land. ultimately, as one commander recently put it, this is going to end in an argument. and the u.s. public seems to be very against the notion of talking to the taliban, talking to insurgents. 51% of the u.s. says we shouldn't talk to the insurgents. 37% support that. that is something u.s. commanders believe will have to change in order to end this war. >> thanks to nick schifrin live in islamabad, thank you. >>> there will soon be a new u.s. military commander in iraq. he's lieutenant general lloyd austin. austin's last assignment was as a top aide to the joint chiefs of staff. he's expected to assume command from general ray odierno in september. odierno is currently seeing the drawdown of troops in iraq and will finish that mission. >>> lawmakers have approved the broadest overall of financial rules since the great depression. >> they send to it president obama, who will sign
u.s. commanders and u.s. diplomats in afghanistan all believe that this war will not end by killing more taliban or seizing more land. ultimately, as one commander recently put it, this is going to end in an argument. and the u.s. public seems to be very against the notion of talking to the taliban, talking to insurgents. 51% of the u.s. says we shouldn't talk to the insurgents. 37% support that. that is something u.s. commanders believe will have to change in order to end this war. >>...
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that means u.s. forces and the other international coalition forces here will be able to step into the background, into a more training role. it is a very optimistic goal. the police here remain a very corrupt force and seen as such by the afghan people. and the army here remains too small and too weak to really take over security. nonetheless, u.s. is hoping that this will turn into a date that everybody is looking forward to and everybody works towards so that u.s. troops can slowly begin to move out of the country beginning next summer. now, just one more note about this conference, the security for kabul is absolutely unprecedented. all of the streets are closed down. there is not a soul on the street. a clear recognition that the only way for kabul police and soldiers to secure the city is basically to shut it down. they've stopped at least three attempts at attacks on this conference, including a big one that involved about 18 mortars last night. there are still a lot of fears about security in
that means u.s. forces and the other international coalition forces here will be able to step into the background, into a more training role. it is a very optimistic goal. the police here remain a very corrupt force and seen as such by the afghan people. and the army here remains too small and too weak to really take over security. nonetheless, u.s. is hoping that this will turn into a date that everybody is looking forward to and everybody works towards so that u.s. troops can slowly begin to...
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the u.s. and 40% in the uk, pretty balanced between the two countries. what matters is dealing with the issue and the issue is the spill in the gulf, the need to cap the well, the need to make the payments, rather than to get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> afghanistan. are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. but is it tough, is it difficult, are we losing too many lives there? yes, i would say that's the case. >> 321, perhaps more, fatalities among british troops and we have seen those incredible scenes of the hearses in the village streets with the veterans saluting them as they go by. >> well, it is by far, i mean, by a million miles, the biggest responsibility, the biggest challenge that i feel that i have personal responsibility for what happens, for the fact that we have troops in combat, for the fact those people are in harm's way. and i think very hard all the time, are we in afghanistan in the right way, for the right reasons? are we do
the u.s. and 40% in the uk, pretty balanced between the two countries. what matters is dealing with the issue and the issue is the spill in the gulf, the need to cap the well, the need to make the payments, rather than to get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> afghanistan. are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. but is it tough, is it difficult, are we losing too many lives there? yes, i would say that's the case. >> 321, perhaps...
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nick watt, abc news, london. >>> a u.s. military cargo plane has crashed at an alaska air force base. the c-17 with four passengers on board went down at elmendorf air force base in anchorage last evening. witnesses say the crash sent a huge fireball 750 feet into the air. the air force said the c-17 was on a local training mission at the time. no word on the four people who were on board. >>> in other news now, work to permanently plug the gulf oil leak could begin as early as sunday night. >> if all goes well the latest step could stop the leak for good, despite some setbacks. diana alvear is in buras, louisiana, this morning. hi, diana. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. 101 days after the initial explosion, we have mixed results. progress is happening in killing that damaged oil well for good. but the cleanup efforts are suffering setback after setback. the immediate aftermath of the deepwater horizon explosion was bad enough. 11 workers trapped on the burning rig lost their lives. then came the oil. millions of
nick watt, abc news, london. >>> a u.s. military cargo plane has crashed at an alaska air force base. the c-17 with four passengers on board went down at elmendorf air force base in anchorage last evening. witnesses say the crash sent a huge fireball 750 feet into the air. the air force said the c-17 was on a local training mission at the time. no word on the four people who were on board. >>> in other news now, work to permanently plug the gulf oil leak could begin as early...
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. >>> the u.s. marshals office is investigating threats against a federal judge in the arizona immigration battle. judge susan bolton has received thousands of phone calls and e-mails since her ruling. some of those messages are positive but the marshal service says others were threatening, and those will be investigated. >>> dozens of people protesting arizona's new immigration law were arrested outside the county jail in downtown phoenix. police in riot gear fought with demonstrators. protesters in several cities also rallied. a federal appeals panel is expected to rule on the enforcement of some of the more controversial aspects the law. >>> what about the woman at the center of the immigration battle? arizona's republican governor jan brewer? she's taking on not only protesters but also the president and the department of justice. here now is david muir. >> reporter: before signing this nation's toughest immigration bill back in april, few in this country even knew her name. now it's hard to mis
. >>> the u.s. marshals office is investigating threats against a federal judge in the arizona immigration battle. judge susan bolton has received thousands of phone calls and e-mails since her ruling. some of those messages are positive but the marshal service says others were threatening, and those will be investigated. >>> dozens of people protesting arizona's new immigration law were arrested outside the county jail in downtown phoenix. police in riot gear fought with...
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she's accused of trying to smuggle u.s. munitions into russia. >> just weeks after the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war, the actions of a texas woman have federal officials taking an especially close look. wfaa's jason whitely reports. >> reporter: federal investigators have had their sights set on anna fermanova for months. a 24-year-old who lives in plano, now charged with attempting to export three expensive rifle scopes to russia. >> she's not russian. she's latvian. she came here as a political religious refugee, her family is jewish. they are very tight. there's no terrorism, there's no espionage, there's nothing. there's nothing like that. nor is the government saying there is. >> reporter: according to the arrest affidavit, fermanova got caught with three tactical rifle scopes in her luggage. they are night vision, expensive, up to $5,600 apiece. legal to buy in the united states, but illegal to take them out of the country. sensitive technology. that's what the 24-year-old is charged with. the arrest
she's accused of trying to smuggle u.s. munitions into russia. >> just weeks after the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war, the actions of a texas woman have federal officials taking an especially close look. wfaa's jason whitely reports. >> reporter: federal investigators have had their sights set on anna fermanova for months. a 24-year-old who lives in plano, now charged with attempting to export three expensive rifle scopes to russia. >> she's not russian. she's...
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. >>> the bush administration has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the firing of u.s. attorneys. the case dates back to 2006 when the attorneys were dismissed. a two-year justice department investigation has found the firings were politically inappropriate but not illegal. >>> thanks to the new financial regulation law the president just signed, the check really is in the mail. thousands of customers whose banks failed in 2008 are going to be getting some money back. the fdic plans to mail depositors roughly $200 million starting today. the new law creates a higher cap on what the fdic would insure, retroactive back to 2008. >>> good news for pregnant women who need their cup of coffee. it's okay. a research review by a major doctors group has found moderate caffeine consumption probably won't increase the risk of miscarriage or premature birth. until now there had been a lot of conflicting information about the risk of caffeine. moderate consumption means 12 ounces of coffee or four eight-ounce cups of tea. >>> some beachgoers in new hampshire have found out the hard
. >>> the bush administration has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the firing of u.s. attorneys. the case dates back to 2006 when the attorneys were dismissed. a two-year justice department investigation has found the firings were politically inappropriate but not illegal. >>> thanks to the new financial regulation law the president just signed, the check really is in the mail. thousands of customers whose banks failed in 2008 are going to be getting some money back....